| Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre L.J.M. Daguerre n.d. Japanese postcard Archives of Modern Conflict OR National Gallery of Canada LL/35409 The Japanese text gives the name, birth and death date, and description that Daguerre took pictures on silver plates
The illustration is based on the engraving of the New York City printing house of D. Appleton and Company (circa 1870).
This illustration was included in the lecture "The many faces of Daguerre" presented by Matt Isenburg at the Daguerreian Society Symposium (2009).
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